Sunday, March 9, 2008

Ian McLean

Ian McLean

Ian McLean, Australia, Primary, Elementary, School Librarianship

Ian McLean is a Sydney-based Australian primary (elementary) teacher-librarian, who spends way too much of his spare time blogging in cyberspace. He is a former editor of the NSW Department of Education and Training’s professional journal, Scan (1998-2002), and a past President of the School Libraries Section (NSW Group) of ALIA (Australian Library and Information Association).

Ian also reviews children’s literature and teaching resources for Scan and the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge Committee. Ian enjoys learning - along with his students and teaching colleagues - about the wonders of information and communications technology (ICT) in education.

Booked Inn: Heroic Adventures in Teacher-Librarianship
Aspects and challenges of teacher-librarianship in a primary(elementary) school in New South Wales, Australia, but always with apositive outlook.

Theme: blogs, book raps, children's literature, collaborative teaching, ICT,OASIS, schools, teacher librarianship, Web 2.0, wikis